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The Libertarian
by Richard A. Epstein

May 14, 2013

Watching Obamacare Unravel

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)

The “Affordable Care Act” is becoming an unsustainable mess. It’s time to scrap it entirely.

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File First, Invent Later?

by F. Scott Kieff (Ray and Louise Knowles Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)

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The America Invents Act turns the patent system into a lottery.